Robert P. Aitken

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Robert P. Aitken (1819-1873) was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Michigan from 1865-1868. He was born in what is now Perth, New York to William and Helen Chambers-Aitken. He was the fifth of six children. As a teenager he worked in his uncle William Hinton's office. In 1842, he moved to Flint Township, Michigan and became a farmer. On March 12, 1843 he married Sarah J. Johnstone. They had ten children. One of his sons was David D. Aitken. Robert served in The War of Rebellion in the Eighth Michigan Infantry. In 1865 he was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, and was re-elected in 1867. He held the office of Supervisor of Flint Township for twenty nine years. He also acted as secretary of the Genesee County Fire Insurance Company. His farmhouse at 1110 N. Linden Rd. in Flint Township, Michigan is listed on The National Register of Historic Places.